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  • Light leaks and focus woes

    Light leaks and focus woes

    It’s fair to say I wasn’t expecting the first few rolls of film to be perfect. I was very pleased to be getting recognisable images from the 1st working camera. Turns out there are a few issues to resolve. The focus is out of whack for all but the pinhole lens, pinholes have this lovely…

  • Pinholes are in!

    Pinholes are in!

    Turns out making pinholes is harder than it looks. You need a clean edge to avoid strange artefacts on your image whether it be flares or blurriness. A thin material is essential as you don’t want to create a light tunnel for reflections, not too thin mind as assembly becomes a challenge. We looked at…